scalloper

noun

Definition of scallopernext
as in whaler

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Recent Examples of scalloper On Saturday, Bretal and Vega boarded a scalloper and embarked on a fishing trip that took a horrifying turn when their vessel apparently capsized and sank Sunday about 28 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, according to the US Coast Guard. — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2019 The four men on the scalloper, which had left from New Bedford, Massachusetts, did not appear to be wearing life jackets, Noel said. — Ben Kesslen, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalloper
  1. whaler
  2. whaleboat
  3. shrimper
  4. lugger
  5. workboat
  6. banker
  7. ferry
  8. seiner
Noun
  • Shackleton purchased a wooden Norwegian whaler, Foca I, which his wife Emily renamed Quest.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
  • While en route to ship out on a Nantucket whaler, Ishmael spends a night at New Bedford’s Spouter-Inn, a night which quickly takes on the semblance of stage farce.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of whaler
Noun
  • One day later, another incident occurred in the evening involving a whaleboat that caught fire and capsized near the province’s Lukolela territory, AP, Al Jazeera and Sky News said, citing Congo’s humanitarian affairs ministry.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
  • And since each ship carried three to five whaleboats, the amount of rope needed just to conduct whaling operations on one whaleship was as much as ten thousand feet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Definition of whaleboat
Noun
  • For a shrimper already operating on slim margins, that's not just an inconvenience.
    — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 26 May 2026
  • Gulf Coast shrimpers have been pummeled in recent years by natural and man-made disasters, as well as rising fuel costs.
    — Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of shrimper
Noun
  • From time to time, Li Shan would offer Noe a sum impressive to a fisherman to sail his lugger—a forty-foot vessel made for the shallower waters of home into the Gulf to meet a ship bound for New Orleans.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • The excess metal goes into roll off boxes or lugger boxes at the customer's factory.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Definition of lugger
Noun
  • However, two workboats were visible, moored alongside the aircraft carrier's bow, suggesting both sides of the bow may have been painted with the hull number.
    — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The Italian yard, known for building high-performance steel and aluminium workboats, established Forte Yachts to produce stylish pleasure crafts.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of workboat
Noun
  • The 57-year-old North Carolinian had tried his hand as a Goldman Sachs investment banker, Sports Illustrated columnist and startup co-founder.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Seah grew up in Taiwan before studying law in Hong Kong and Beijing and working as an investment banker in Hong Kong and London.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of banker
Noun
  • Unfortunately, hundreds of people waited ahead of them to board the next ferry to that prime tourist destination.
    — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Valkyries began their day of celebration at Oakland's Jack London Square neighborhood, not far from the team's downtown practice facility, then took a ferry across the bay to begin the parade from San Francisco's Ferry Building.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of ferry
Noun
  • The ships use purse seiner nets and demersal trawlers, destroying the coral underneath and, consequently, the habitat for fish.
    — Nicole Tung, NPR, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Ich war sicher, dass sie das als Hinweis auf eine benötigte Änderung seiner Einstellung meinte, doch der Empfänger stellte sich den Teller auf seine Kommode, weil er die Botschaft offenbar passend fand.
    — Suzanne Riedel, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of seiner

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“Scalloper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalloper. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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